##@&$§†~^.                                          .^~†§$&@##
##@&$§†~^.                                          .^~†§$&@##
##@&$§†~^.                                          .^~†§$&@##
@&$$§~~^^.                                          .^^~~§$$&@
#@$$§§†~^.                                          .^~†§§$$@#
##@&$§†~^. # $ . # $ . # $  lying # $ . # $ . # $ . .^~†§$&@##
#@&&$§†~^. #    $   .   in   my   room,   #   $   . .^~†§$&&@#
@$$†~~.... # arms flopped over the edge of the bed. ....~~†$$@
@@$§§††~^. #  $ .  something poking  my left  hand, .^~††§§$@@
##@&$§†~^. #     $      .      something     slimy, .^~†§$&@##
&&$$§§†~^. #  $ .  slithering around  the  fingers, .^~†§§$$&&
##@&$§†~^. #   $   .   up   the   arm.   #    $   . .^~†§$&@##
&$$§~~^... is   it  drug-fueled   apathy?   #  $  . ...^~~§$$&
&$$$††^^.. #   $   .   i   don't  move   the   arm. ..^^††$$$&
@@&$†^^... #   $    .    #    $    .    #    $    . ...^^†$&@@
###@$§†~^. whatever  it is that's tasting me, # $ . .^~†§$@###
#@$$$§†~^. it   moves   further    up,   #    $   . .^~†§$$$@#
#@@&$§†~^. reaches    the    armpit.    #    $    . .^~†§$&@@#
##@&$§†~^. i  turn  my  head   toward  it.  #  $  . .^~†§$&@##
##@&$§†~^. #    $   .    looks    like    seagrass. .^~†§$&@##
@$$§~..... #  $   .   it's  kinda  cute.  #   $   . .....~§$$@
##@&$§†~^. #    $    .    #    $    .    #   $    . .^~†§$&@##
##@&$§†~^. # $ .  once it's up  my  neck and  on my .^~†§$&@##
##@&$§†~^. face,    i    bite    it.    #    $    . .^~†§$&@##
##@&$§†~^. #  $ .  the texture is  like  that of  a .^~†§$&@##
@$§~~..... juicy      #       $       .      grape, .....~~§$@
###&$§†~^. # $ . and the squish  tastes like  sweet .^~†§$&###
&&§§†~~~^. #   $    .   #   $    .   cucumber.    . .^~~~†§§&&
###&$§†~^. # $  . it's very good. # $ . and i # $ . .^~†§$&###
@$§§†~.... suck   more   of    it   in.   #   $   . ....~†§§$@
##@&$§†~^. #    $    .    chew   it.    #    $    . .^~†§$&@##
##@&$§†~^. # $ . the seagrass doesn't seem to mind. .^~†§$&@##
&$$§§††~^. #    $    .    #    $    .   #    $    . .^~††§§$$&
#@$†††^... $  ~  apathy   gone,  i  sit  up.   $  ~ ...^†††$@#
#&$§§§†~^. $  ~   the tendrils  are stuck under $ ~ .^~†§§§$&#
##@&$§†~^. $ ~ my shirt, $  ~  entering by the  arm .^~†§$&@##
##@&$§†~^. and  exiting  through the  collar.  $  ~ .^~†§$&@##
#@&§~^.... $ ~ this makes it  hard  for me  to push ....^~§&@#
#@@&$§†~^. more   of   it   in   my   mouth.   $  ~ .^~†§$&@@#
##@&$§†~^. $ ~ i make  to remove the shirt, but the .^~†§$&@##
@$$§~~.... seagrass finally protests when i try  to ....~~§$$@
&$$$$§†~^. move    my     left     arm.     $     ~ .^~†§$$$$&
##@&$§†~^. $  ~  so  -   eating  it   is  ok,  $  ~ .^~†§$&@##
###@$§†~^. $  ~ $  ~ moving  it  is  not.  $ ~  $ ~ .^~†§$@###
##@&$§†~^.                                          .^~†§$&@##
###@$§†~^.                                          .^~†§$@###
&$$§†~~~^.                                          .^~~~†§$$&
##@&$§†~^.                                          .^~†§$&@##
&§§~^^^...                                          ...^^^~§§&